The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...

With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu ...

With cold and flu season approaching, it's worth knowing about another virus out there-albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man ...

A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers ...

More aggressive actions and better co-ordinated responses needed to contain viruses, say public health experts ...

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A person sickened by bird flu in Missouri was probably an isolated case, federal health officials said Thursday, though they ...

Federal officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident with no known exposure to bird flu, contracted the ...

Aug. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti ...

More and more dairy cow herds are becoming infected with the H5N1 bird flu, with documented cases of the flu being ...